This episode of The Other Chair explores the six underlying concepts of the Understanding-Based model, which can guide a conflict resolution professional through difficult moments and help structure the process to minimize the challenging moments. In this webinar recording, Catherine Conner and Katherine Miller will describe the six underlying concepts, their meaning, and, most importantly, how to use them.
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Conflict resolution and mediation skills help people in disputes find common ground while working toward a mutually beneficial solution together. The Other Chair is a podcast dedicated to helping you, the listener, learn how bringing human issues to the table can help resolve conflict in your personal and professional life. From professional mediators to human resource professionals and those who get the call from friends and family in need, there is something for everyone looking to bring understanding to conflict-driven conversations.
Episodes
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Empowering Divorce through Understanding with Guest Gary J. Friedman
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Gary Friedman, author, mediator, and co-founder of the Center for Understanding in Conflict, joins The Other Chair to talk about the nuance of understanding-based matrimonial or divorce mediation and the human challenges faced by the mediator and parties that may be unique to other forms of conflict.
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Walking into the Heart of Conflict with Guest Caitlin Meredith
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
From working in war zones to teaching incarcerated persons, Caitlin Meredith has spent more time than most extreme in close proximity to those experiencing extreme conflicts. From these beginnings came a desire to learn how to understand others and herself better while gaining the tools to empower others to find a way through.
On this episode of The Other Chair, learn about Caitlin's journey from learner and practitioner to teacher and advocate for bringing together people in conflict through empathy and understanding.
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Navigating Workplace Mediation with Guests at Intel, Roche, and SAP
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Join Catherine Conner on the Other Chair for a stimulating and informative roundtable discussion featuring industry leader insights from three of the world's most advanced technology firms: Intel, Roche, and SAP.
Panelists discuss how the Understanding-Based Approach to Conflict has helped address human resource challenges while increasing Return on Investment (ROI) in people management systems through mediation programs that mediators can implement in small firms, non-profits, large corporations or other organizations.
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Bringing Understanding into the Classroom with Guest Ivan Alter
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Embarking on the journey from program participant to teacher can be challenging, with many rewards along the way for the instructor and the students who will be learning to bring together parties in conflict.
Ivan Alter, attorney, mediator, and trainer for the Center for Understanding in Conflict, joins the Other Chair to discuss his experience becoming a teacher and his first time bringing the understanding-based model into a law school classroom.
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Looking Back, Forging Ahead with Guest Gary J. Friedman
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Gary Friedman, author, mediator, and co-founder of the Center for Understanding in Conflict, joins The Other Chair to talk about his impressions of how the field of conflict resolution and mediation has changed and the evolution of the understanding-based model and the nonprofit he founded to advance awareness and education of conflict resolution practice to bring together people in conflict in communities across the country and globally since 1982.
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
The Six Underlying Concepts with Guests Katherine Miller and Catherine Conner
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Co-Creating the Future of Mediation with Guest Susanne Fest
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Suzanne Fest, attorney, mediator, and trainer at Mediation Fest, a conflict resolution educational institute in Cologne, Germany, has nearly 30 years of experience mediating business and personal conflict. She joins The Other Chair to talk about her experience and plans for a future aimed at bringing conflict resolution tools and education to individuals in communities across the world.
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Learning to Teach Conflict Resolution with Guest Catherine Conner
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Catherine Conner, director and trainer at the Center for Understanding in Conflict and an attorney practicing mediation and collaborative practice in Santa Rosa, California, joins The Other Chair to discuss the evolution of the 2022 Teacher Training program, the impact that trainers can have on making a difference in the world, and plans for the next cohort.
The CUC's training programs have been popular for over 40 years because the Understanding-Based approach resonates with many people. Our trainings are powerful experiential education, carefully designed and skillfully taught. The Teacher Training program is for those motivated to develop their ability to teach Understanding-Based conflict resolution skills to others.